Posts tagged 2013

adidas today revealed an innovative new campaign to celebrate the forthcoming UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday 25th May at Wembley. Themed around the unique visualisation of player performance data during this season’s UEFA Champions League, the campaign features animations created via motion capture which will then be visualized through CGI communicating the journey from the start of the tournament leading up to the final.

We take a look at some up close portraiture, commissioned by Nike, of some of England’s star players in their new kit. The kit will venture onto pitches on the 29th of May, when England face the Republic of Ireland at Wembley Stadium.

Juventus Football Club stays true to its roots with a traditional home kit for next season. The sleek fitted jersey features the club’s famous black and white stripes, this time in a thinner style reminiscent of the kits Juventus wore during its dominant run in the 1980s.

Its very rare that we get excited about simple white boots here at Goals and Gear, but Puma’s latest incarnation of their iconic ‘King’ silo mixes classic colours with fresh, bright tones in the White/Black/Ocean colourway.

Innovation, performance and elegance have become key features of the French Football Federation uniforms since Nike began its partnership with the national team. The new French away kit for 2013 is no exception; an eye-catching pale blue silhouette with tricolore detail.

Tonight Ashley Cole will reach an incredible 100 caps for his national side. Regarded by many as the greatest Left Back in the game – Cole has played at two of the biggest clubs in the Premier League, and in countless competitions for England.

The Netherland’s away kit, unveiled at the soon to be re-opened Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam by national team players Kevin Strootman, Ricardo van Rhijn and Adam Maher, has a striking new look that takes the three colours of the Dutch national flag and incorporates them into a vivid and eye-catching design.

Portugal’s kits are always extremely popular, especially given Ronaldo’s strong presence in the team. However, rarely does football see an away shirt as well designed and as well researched as this one.